Nicholas benenati



June 14, 1927.

N. BENENAT'l MOUNTED GAS HEATER Filed Nov.15, 192e Zza/ 21 GRM mm1 Y 4othe'apparatus.

Patented June 14, 1927.

UNITED STATES APATENT oFFicE.

NICHOLAS BENENArn or( NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOUNTED` GAS HEATER.

Application lep'd' November 15, 1926.

` This invention relates generally to mounted gas Iheaters and hasspecial reference tol rhas been'designed totake up a small amountl offloor space, butat the saine time serve a variety of'purposes.

p' @The particular apparatusv to which this invention is directedcomprises a boiler embodying certain heat-producing means in ythe l'formofgas burners, -or the.` like, vwherein a suitable quantity of` steam isgeneratedfor use in connection with hat-cleaningor the. like.lHeretofore it has beenthe practiceto mountl a gas plate 'upon the topof, said boiler, ksaid plate usually having, separable heating means andsupporting sad-,irons jor,

- p similar implements.

. One` of the forms for securing a gas plate4 a-y pluralityof brackets3fto aV boiler comprises secured to depending bolted or otherwise legsofsaid plate,thewhole emerging asa` rigid structure more orlesssusceptible to the Atremendous'expansion and contraction during theoperation of said .plateover ,the

boi'ler. Obviously, the disadvantage of such a rigid mounting, .resultsin. lwarped korcracked plates since no compensation is pro- `vided for?the ever changing vteiiiperature of --It is therefore the invention toprovide means for attaching a `gas plate to a` boiler whereby thevexpansion.

and contraction thereof may be readily coin- 46 pensated.

A further objectof the invention resides inthe provisionofmeans forsupporting a V burner on said plate: sustaining `means'. kand position;said burner below the latter.v

50 A still further Objectis to provide` a neat;

andattractivedevice, comprising but a few simple parts, readilyassembled and disassembled without any specialfmechanical ski-ll. Y

u With these objects in view, together with others which will appear asthe description of necessity, be relaobject .my

Serial No. 148,537.

proceeds, the inventionresides in the novel formation, combination, andarrangement of parts, all as vwill be described more 4fully hereinafter,illustrated lin. the drawings, and

`particularly pointed out in the claims.

'l In said drawings:

Figure l is anelevationof my invention partly-in section; a y' Figli).is a plan View of aplateand'its attaching' means. Y

Fig. 3 is a horizontal ,3 of Fig. l; and f Fig. 4 is an elevation ofaguard or finder used in connection with my device. l f `Referring nowin particular tothe accompanying drawings, with special reference toFig. l, it willl be observed that I have shown .section on the line myimprovement attached to thewell-known vtype of steam generatingapparatus, which comprises essentially a boiler l1 having a bottomportion l0 serving as a closure for Jcertaingas heatingmeans, or thelike, as is lwell understood.

. Hitherto `it has been the practice to attach a gas plate 'to the topofk a boiler through .the medium of. a plurality ofstanda-rds or coribraces, as heretofore pointed out, and in that respect-my purpose issimilar.

However, I propose to use but single serving in dual capacity in that itlikewise acts 'as a sustaining means for 'the well known type of Agasburner, whichrequires but slight alteration for connection tofmyimprovedstandard. `I further propose to couple the gas platewith thestandard in a manner to permit compensatory movement thereof undervarying thermal conditions,

k*yet effect a fairly rigid connection between the `component parts.

.To this end the top of said boilerV 11 is apertured to receive aninternally threaded bushing 13, which in turn is adapted for thevreception of the threaded extremity, 14` of a standard 23.

. Y As disclosed in Fig. 1said standard 23 is mademore or lessornamental being fluted and flanged to produce a. vpleasing aspect.

` This, of'coursaessentially is immaterial, the .important or workingparts of said standard .comprising the 'threaded extremity 14,l as

aforesaid, a circumferential flange l'vand an upwardly directed bossportion 19, at the upper 'end of said standard, said boss being providedwith a threaded central bore 20.

To said standard 23, or more correctly to `supporting means for theplate,`said means y said plate and standard the boss 19, is attached agas plate 21, said gas plate having an annular flange or rim 21 arrangedon its top surface and further having a depending boss portion centrallyaperturcd. as indicated at said aperture being counterbored to define arecess 2t, (see Figs. l and 2).

Vvlhen assembling the parts, the threaded portion l-l of said standard23 engages the bushing 13 to etl'ect an airtight connection. r1`he plateQ1 is now placed upon the boss 19, with their respective aperturesalining, whereupon a screw 22 threadedly engaging the threaded apertureof said boss 19 clamps into assembled relation. irs observed in Fig. 1`the head of said screw Q2 is fiat and relatively large in diameter andwhen in position the top face thereof is slightly below the top surfaceof said plate and thus no obstruction is met when sad irons` or the likeare placed on said plate for heating purposes. The relative largediameter of said recess 24 and the head of said screw 22 preventslateral displacementof said plate and this construction is indispensablesince the screw is notl tightly applied to its carrying parts, in orderthat some latitude of movement of said plate may be provided.

The gas burner portion 17 of the device is substantially of standardconstruction, since it is provided with the usual goose-neck 17 ilcarrying a fitting 27 in connection with a supply pipe Q8, said burnerhaving the usual apertures Q5 for the emergence of the flame. However, 1propose to provide said burner with a pair of oppositely disposed lugs16 extending inwardly from the inner periphery thereof, said lugs beingsuitably apertured for the reception of rivets, bolts or the like, forattaching to the circumferential flange l5, as indicated at18, in Figs.1 and 2.

From the foregoing` it is apparent that I have devised a single standardfor supporting a burner and a gas plate in proper assembled relation,which requires but a slight alteration in the form of the present boilerfor its adoption, as distinguished from the plurality of supports andrivets, bolts or the like, in the present structures.

After the standard is affixed to the top of the boiler the burner 17 isfitted over the boss 19 and secured to the flange 15, as aforesaid, andthen the plate itself may be secured to the boss.

lVhile not vitally necessary, I may provide a guard 26 for the burner17, said guard, (see Fig. a) having suitable vents to permit the entryof air to the fitting 27, and when Y combined with my structure will bepositioned as indicated by the dot and dash line 26 in Fig. 1. Its use,of course, protects against Y'accidents by preventing the human hand orclothing coming into contact with the naked frame of the burning gas.

'Vhile the present is a disclosure of the preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is to be understood that the invention is not limitedthereto, as various changes in the minor details of construction.proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit o't the invent-ion as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a boiler having an apertnred top, of a standardthreadedly bushed to said apertured top, a boss dispo-:ed at the upperend of said standard and having a threaded central bore. said standardhaving a circumferential flange disposed intermediate its ends, a platecarried by said standard and having a counterbored central aperture, ascrew coupling said plate to said standard and a burner presentinginwardly directed lugs connected to said circun'iferential flange forsupporting said burner beneath said plate.

2. The combination with a boiler having an apertured top, of a standardmounted in said apertured top, a plate 'connected to the upper end ofsaid standard, a flange intermediate the ends of said standard and aburner supported by said flange and disposed beneath said plate.

3. The combination with a boiler having an apertured top, of a standardmounted in said apertured top and having a threaded bore arranged in itsupper end, a plate carried by said standard and having a centralaperture, threaded means for coupling said standard and said platetogether, a flange intermediate the ends of said standard and a burnersupported by said flange and disposed beneath said plate.

L1. The combination with a boiler having an apertured top, of a standardthreadedly bushed to said apertured top, a boss disposed at the upperend of said standard and having a threaded central bore, a plate carriedby said standard and having a counterbored central aperture, a headedscrew seating into said counterbored central aperture and coupling saidplate to said standard, a circumferential flange intermediate the endsof said standard and a burner supported by said flange and disposedbeneath said plate.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

NICHOLAS BENENATI.

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